Scandalous Review: A Royal Affair
Title: A Royal Affair Cast Mads Mikkelsen as Johann Friedrich Struensee A licia Vikander as Caroline Mathilde Mikkel Følsgaard as Christian VII David Dencik as Ove Høegh-Guldberg Søren Malling as Hartmann Trine Dyrholm as Juliane Marie William Jøhnk Nielsen as Frederik VI Cyron Bjørn Melville as Enevold Brandt Rosalinde Mynster as Natasha Laura Bro as Louise von Plessen Bent Mejding as J.H.E. Bernstorff Thomas W. Gabrielsson as Schack Carl Rantzau Søren Spanning as Münster John Martinus as Ditlev Reventlow Erika Guntherová as Hofdame Harriet Walter as Augusta, Princess of Wales Klaus Tange as Minister Director & Screenwriter – Nicolaj Arcel Distributed by: Nordisk Film, Magnolia Pictures (US) Based on Princesse af blodet by Bodil Steensen-Leth What it’s about: The story is set in the 18th century, at the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark, and focuses on the romance between the queen and the royal physician Struensee.